diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atoms/Views/ViewConstrainingView.m b/MVMCoreUI/Atoms/Views/ViewConstrainingView.m
index c3254678..6295a218 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atoms/Views/ViewConstrainingView.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atoms/Views/ViewConstrainingView.m
@@ -309,10 +309,14 @@
     }
     [MFStyler setDefaultMarginsForView:self size:size horizontal:self.updateViewHorizontalDefaults vertical:self.updateViewVerticalDefaults];
     UIEdgeInsets margins = [MVMCoreUIUtility getMarginsForView:self];
-    [self setLeftPinConstant:margins.left];
-    [self setRightPinConstant:margins.right];
-    [self setTopPinConstant:margins.top];
-    [self setBottomPinConstant:margins.bottom];
+    if (self.updateViewHorizontalDefaults) {
+        [self setLeftPinConstant:margins.left];
+        [self setRightPinConstant:margins.right];
+    }
+    if (self.updateViewVerticalDefaults) {
+        [self setTopPinConstant:margins.top];
+        [self setBottomPinConstant:margins.bottom];
+    }
 }
 
 #pragma mark - MVMCoreUIMoleculeViewProtocol